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Wow... I haven't been back here in a while. Hope everyone is going well and the year is off to a good start.

Just got my new lab results today... CD4 is now 239/21% (!), all of my other wonky CBC results have returned to within normal ranges, albeit some just barely - progress is progress of course. No VL yet, the VL machine was broken so they're working through a backlog it sounds like.

Also made the decision to change from Atripla to Stribild. (Nurse wanted to go back to prezista/truvada, doc wanted to do stribild, and I didn't care much) Paranoia, Anxiety, and other mental things didn't suit me... I was convinced someone was trying to break in and kill me on a nightly basis for the last couple of weeks!

Ok back to chilling with the cats and tv... and a little snack now that I can eat later at night now :-D

I'm dealing with stribild ok so far. Been on it for about a week, no serious side effects. Some headaches and vivid dreams, one episode of night sweats. Light nausea the first few days. All totally manageable. Hope it works out just as well for you!

hey tex - so far so good tonight, i dosed about 3 hours ago and with atripla i'd be well into my 'journey' in a similar timeframe. good to hear your experiences, I certainly hope so as well - i know i'm going to sleep well tonight with the good news i got today lol

I take mine in the morning with no problems, FYI. I've cut back on drinking a lot since my DX but not all together so i wanted a pill i could trust myself to really take at the same time every day (a time when I am always sober!)

lol I haven't had a drink in what feels like a year... thinking a little tequila might be in order this weekend to celebrate I'd invite you along but I won't be in nyc until I have some candidates to interview for an open position on my team up there, I can't wait to get back to nyc for a few days... love that place!

oh damn! yeah i had some slight nausea the first few days but nothing like that at all! I've always had a pretty strong stomach though so perhaps that has something to do with it? hope it all evens out for you.